wagering on fate

[The 'gear feed would be giving off a rustling noise to any listener - like the speaker's getting rubbed somehow - before a worried Yuugi voice comes through.]

Hello? Sorry, but. Does anyone know the Ilex Forest well? How to find something fast? I-

[Silence for a second, filled by something barking insistently. Some muffled voice, calming in tone if unclear in words, is under the noise until both die down. Finally, Yuugi talks again, all the applied calm gone again.]

Any advice would be great? I could, use the help...